Your Amazing Heart and How It Can Help Us All

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The simple answer of course, is that it is an essential organ required to pump blood around your body. But is it more than that?

Courtesy HeartMath Institute

Back as far as 1983 scientists were beginning to realise that the heart was more than the pump that kept our blood flowing. They discovered that it was actually part of the hormonal system, actively releasing hormones to combat stress.

So, have you ever considered that your heart has intelligence? I am going to list some scientifically proven facts about our hearts from The HeartMath Institute.

Your heart emits an electromagnetic that changes with our emotions

This field can be measured several feet away from your body

Positive emotions lead to harmonious heart rhythms

Your heart has it’s own system of neurone, with long and short term memory

Your heart is the first organ to form in utero – before the brain

Your heart sends more information to the brain than vice versa

People have long believed that the heart is home to our emotions. We attribute feelings such as love and compassion to our heart, as it feels physically like these things pour from our chest….and we have been right! Our heart is the strongest source of electrical energy in our body. It has been measured at 40-60 times stronger than our brain!

Courtesy HeartMath Institute

We know that stress has a negative impact on our nervous system….and our heart rate is the clearest indicator of emotional states. The rates and rhythms become erratic when we are under pressure. This disorder affects the nervous system and the whole body. When we are able to change our vibe to a positive one, we can work towards a coherent state. With the heart and brain working together we are able to access a higher thinking capacity. The heart therefore influences intelligence and awareness.

Courtesy HeartMath Institute

This fascinating video below demonstrates how this can be useful on not only a personal level, but also on a social and even Global level.

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Most excellent article and so true. This thought/knowing is becoming more main stream. Finally. IF human beings knew how powerful they are, they’d watch their thoughts/actions more carefully. I refer to the advanced human beings. We still have a long way to go in terms of evolving as a species but we’re getting there. This are crumbling and things are being created as well. Turn off the TV and keep the focus on “the great work” we are doing here on this planet. My 2 cents.